8 Cities That Could End Up Underwater As Sea Levels Rise, Visualized Using Google Maps [SLIDESHOW]

The potential impact of sea level rise is visualized for cities around the world in an application devised for Google Earth maps by deep-sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler. Click through the slideshow to see 8 cities around the globe that could feel the impact.

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Photo:Andrew David Thaler/Rhonda J. Miller

San Francisco, Calif. Under 80 Meters Of Sea Level Rise

San Francisco, Calif. under 80 meters of sea level rise is shown in this creative visualization on Google Earth maps devised by deep-sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler.

Photo:Andrew David Thaler/Rhonda J. Miller

Miami, Fla. Under One Meter Of Sea Level Rise

Miami, Fla. under one meter of sea level rise is shown in this creative visualization on Google Earth maps devised by deep-sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler.

Photo:Andrew David Thaler/Rhonda J. Miller

Tampa, Fla. Under One Meter Of Sea Level Rise

Tampa, Fla. under one meter of sea level rise is shown in this creative visualization on Google Earth maps devised by deep-sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler.

Photo:Andrew David Thaler/Rhonda J. Miller

New Orleans, La. Under One Meter Of Sea Level Rise

New Orleans, La. under one meter of sea level rise is shown in this creative visualization on Google Earth maps devised by deep- sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler.

Photo:Andrew David Thaler/Rhonda J. Miller

Brussels, Belgium Under 25 Meters Of Sea Level Rise

Brussels, Belgium under 25 meters of sea level rise is shown in this creative visualization on Google Earth maps devised by deep-sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler.

Photo:Andrew David Thaler/Rhonda J. Miller

Tokyo, Japan Under One Meter Of Sea Level Rise

Tokyo, Japan under one meter of sea level rise is shown in this creative visualization on Google Earth maps devised by deep-sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler.

Photo:Andrew David Thaler/Rhonda J. Miller

Manila, the Philippines Under One Meter Of Sea Level Rise

Manila, the Philippines is shown under one meter of sea level rise in this
creative visualization on Google Earth maps devised by deep-sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler.

Photo:Andrew David Thaler/Rhonda J. Miller

Whakatane, New Zealand Under One Meter Of Sea Level Rise

Whakatane, New Zealand under one meter of sea level rise is shown in this creative visualization on Google Earth maps devised by deep-sea ecologist and population geneticist Andrew David Thaler.